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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What large gift does Yvonne bring to the consul upon her return?
(a) A very large statue of himself in military dress.
(b) This is a trick question -- she doesn't bring him a large gift.
(c) A very large statute of herself in a beautiful gown.
(d) A very large statue of the child that they had that died.

2. What event is happening when the novel beings?
(a) A festival.
(b) A funeral.
(c) A graduation.
(d) A wedding.

3. Where does the reader learn, in Chapter 1, that Laruelle is planning to go on a journey?
(a) France.
(b) The United States.
(c) England.
(d) Canada.

4. For what company does Hugh work?
(a) The London Globe.
(b) The Madrid Daily.
(c) El Mundo.
(d) The Boston Globe.

5. Who is the man who helps the consul up right after he falls face-first into the dirt after Yvonne has returned to their home?
(a) The doctor.
(b) His father.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A man passing by.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the consul served for breakfast upon Yvonne's return?

2. What happened to the consul before he could track down his wife on the night she left him?

3. What does Yvonne do once she arrives back at the consul's house?

4. What relative of the consul's still technically lives in town?

5. What branch of military service did the consul once serve in?

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